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Birth:          14 Jul 1915 Beverly, Essex Co., Mass.
Death:          3 Mar 2010 Greenville, Mercer Co., Pa.
Burial:         Central Cemetery, Beverly, Essex Co., Mass.

Notes
obit of Richard Alden Gardner
pub rec on ancestry 2221 Lakeside Dr., Leesburg, Fla.
findagrave says b 15 Jul 1915
http://www.uuma.org/blogpost/569858/100092/In-Memory----Grant-F-Haskell-1915-
2010

In Memory . . . Grant F. Haskell (1915-2010)  

Posted By Jessica Cambio, Thursday, May 13, 2010
 



The Reverend Grant F. Haskell died on March 3, 2010, at the St. Paul’s Nursing 
Home in Greenville, Pennsylvania. He was 94 years old.
Rev. Haskell was born on July 14, 1915, in Beverly, Massachusetts, to Frederic W. 
Haskell and Helen (Haskell) Haskell. He attended Crane Theological School of Tufts 
College in Medford, Massachusetts and graduated from Canton Theological School of 
St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York in 1942. He was ordained in January 
1943 by the Unitarian Association at the Unitarian Church in Milford, New Hampshire 
where he served until 1945.

In addition to serving in Milford, New Hampshire, Rev. Haskell was called to the 
following churches: the First Congregational Unitarian Church in Littleton, 
Massachusetts; the Universalist Church in Biddeford, Maine; the Universalist Church 
of Medford, Massachusetts; and Community Unitarian Church in White Plains, New 
York.

During several summers in the 1940’s, Rev. Haskell with his wife, Betty Haskell, 
directed youth work camps for the Unitarian Service Committee. He was active with 
the Red Cross and with the Red Feather campaign which raised funds for community 
organizations during and after World War II. He also taught and called square dancing 
at the All Star Family Conference at Star Island in the 1950’s.

After he left the full-time ministry, Rev. Haskell worked as Youth and Camping Director 
for the YMCA in Watertown and Elmira, New York and as Executive Director of the 
YMCA in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. In semi-retirement he drove a school bus for 10 
years, mostly so he could be around the children. He helped start the BuxMont UU 
Fellowship in Warrington, Pennsylvania and a second Fellowship near his home in 
Leesburg, Florida. There he continued his ministry by performing marriages, 
christenings, and funerals.

Rev. Haskell loved camping, working with kids and teenagers, and fixing things 
around the house. In addition to his wife, Betty Haskell of Clifton Springs, New York, 
he is survived by two sons, Richard A. Haskell of Alamogordo, New Mexico, and 
Jonathan F. Haskell of Newark, New York.; a daughter, Beth M. Haskell of Brook lyn, 
New York; two sisters, Helen Gately of California and Barbara Lampey of Knoxville, 
Tennessee.; and his grandsons, Kenneth Haskell of Brooklyn, New York, and Grant 
W. Haskell of Baltimore, Maryland.

A private memorial service is being planned. Contributions to honor the life of Rev. 
Haskell may be made to the Unitarian Univer salist Service Committee, P.O. Box 
845259, Boston, MA 02284 or online at www.uusc.org. Please send notes of 
condolence to Elizabeth Haskell, 226 Ashton Court, Clifton Springs, NY 14432.


Parents
HASKELL Frederic Wetherbee ()
HASKELL Helen ()

Siblings
HASKELL Grant Ferdinand (14 Jul 1915 - 3 Mar 2010)

Marriage To GARDNER Elizabeth Raymond (10 Aug 1922 - 6 Mar 2014)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
GARDNER John Raymond (26 Oct 1898 - 27 Feb 1992)
FULLER Margaret (20 Jun 1899 - 27 Jun 1988)

Children by GARDNER Elizabeth Raymond 10 Aug 1922 - 6 Mar 2014
HASKELL Richard A. ()
HASKELL Jonathan F. ()
HASKELL Beth Margaret ()

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